Decisions on statin therapy by patients’ opinions about survival gains: cross sectional survey of general practitioners
Conclusion:
GPs were insensitive to patient preferences regarding survival gain when recommending statin therapy. The GPs' recommendations were strongly associated with their own estimates of survival gain.
Source: BMC Family Practice - Category: Primary Care Authors: Peder HalvorsenOlaf AaslandIvar Kristiansen Source Type: research
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